Why a fencing quote drags on
Most enquiries arrive with no metres, no colour and no agreement on who pays. The contractor calls back, drives out to measure, and only on site finds out that the neighbour has not agreed to anything. The configurator turns that first conversation into a complete enquiry: the length of each side, height, colour, old fence, gate and a clear split of costs between the neighbours.
What the customer chooses
- Fence runs: the left, back and right boundaries of the block in millimetres, by slider or typed in. Any length that stays out of the job keeps its old fence on screen.
- Height: 1800 mm or 2100 mm.
- Colour: twelve COLORBOND® colours for the whole fence at once.
- Plinth and lattice: a 150 or 300 mm concrete plinth and a 300 mm lattice on top of the fence.
- Old fence: timber palings or fibre cement sheets (fibro). The demo shows the old fence, then the new one along the boundary.
- Gates and returns: runs from the boundary to the house with a single 900 mm or a double 2400 mm gate.
- Neighbour split: half each for a fence to the sufficient standard, or the whole cost on the customer's side.
Your share, the neighbour's share and the extras
The cost split is shown on the scene, not in a footnote. A fence to the sufficient standard and the removal of the old boundary fence are shared half and half. Anything above that standard (a taller fence, a plinth, lattice) moves to the side that asked for it, and the split bar shows it straight away. Returns and gates stand on the customer's land, so they stay on the customer's side too.
When the fence goes above the sufficient standard, the demo reminds the customer to get the neighbour's written agreement before work starts and to check the fencing rules in their state. That is a prompt, not legal advice. In a live version the contractor sets the wording of the notes, and a Polish version can describe Polish regulations.
Indicative rates in the demo
The rates are typical Australian figures including GST and installation, checked in October 2026. They are there to make the demo believable. In a live version the configurator works from the business's price list, so every metre, gate and plinth is priced the way the contractor does it. Fences for the Polish market are shown in the 3D fence calculator with gate and pedestrian gate.
| Item | Rate in the demo | Market range |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 mm fence | 130 AUD/m | 80–190 AUD/m |
| 2100 mm fence | 160 AUD/m | 120–250 AUD/m |
| Removal of an old timber fence | 25 AUD/m | 15–45 AUD/m |
| Fibro fence removal by a licensed company | 70 AUD/m | 45–110 AUD/m |
| Single gate, installed | 500 AUD | 250–650 AUD |
| Double gate, installed | 1200 AUD | 800–2500 AUD |
Plinth and lattice rates in the demo are examples, because market price guides do not list them separately. A sloping block usually adds 15–30 percent to the cost of a fence. The demo block is level, so slope is a line the contractor adds in their own quotes.
What a fencing business gets
- Enquiries with numbers: metres per side, height, colour, old fence, gate and the cost split arrive in one message.
- Fewer wasted trips: the customer knows the ballpark price and has talked to the neighbour before you come out to measure.
- A materials list: panels, posts and rails come from the same layout that builds the fence model.
- Your rules: your price list, colours, gate kits and notes on regulations, in your brand identity.